4-7-1: DEFINITIONS:
The following terms, as used in this chapter, shall have the meanings indicated. However, in the event of a conflict between a definition in this chapter and a definition set forth in Utah code section 72-9-102, the latter definition shall apply.
AUTHORIZED VEHICLE: A vehicle parked on private property for which permission has been granted to park such vehicle.
BOOT: The use of a device by a parking enforcement or tow truck service business to temporarily immobilize, disable, or electronically monitor a vehicle for purposes of enforcing parking restrictions.
MOTOR CARRIER: A person engaged in or transacting the business of transporting passengers, freight, merchandise, or other property by a commercial vehicle on a highway within the state of Utah and includes a tow truck service business.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT OPERATION: The providing of parking enforcement services for compensation within the corporate limits of Lehi City.
PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICE: The practice of booting vehicles without the owner's consent for the purpose of enforcing parking restrictions on public streets, private property, or public parking lots restricted to use.
PERSON: An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or joint stock association.
TOW TRUCK: A motor vehicle constructed, designed, altered, or equipped primarily for the purpose of towing or removing damaged, disabled, abandoned, seized, or impounded vehicles from a highway or other place by means of a crane, hoist, tow bar, tow line, dolly, tilt bed, or other means.
TOW TRUCK SERVICE: The functions and any ancillary operations associated with recovering, removing, and towing a vehicle and its load from a highway or other place by means of a tow truck.
TOWING OPERATION: The providing of tow truck services for compensation within the corporate limits of Lehi City, whether or not the towing extends beyond the city limits. Towing operations also include the storage of a towed vehicle, pending its return to the owner thereof by the person or the agent who towed such vehicle. (Ord. 42-2016, 7-12-2016)